American cheese vs Part-skim mozzarella

American cheese3

Leader

Part-skim mozzarella5

Part-skim mozzarella leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

American cheese: 100 g · Part-skim mozzarella: 100 g.

The verdict

Part-skim mozzarella comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Part-skim mozzarella for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more calcium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
290 kcal
254 kcal
Proteinmore is better
16.41 g
24.26 gWIN
Carbohydrate
8.73 g
2.77 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
7.32 g
1.13 gWIN
Total fat
21.23 g
15.92 g
Saturated fatless is better
13.33 g
10.11 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
1625 mg
619 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
WIN242 mg
84 mg
Calciummore is better
562 mg
782 mgWIN
Ironmore is better
WIN0.33 mg
0.22 mg
Magnesiummore is better
WIN29 mg
23 mg
Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
0 mg
Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.